Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales and now South Australia's premiers have all extended offers to help resettle 267 asylum seekers facing deportation to Nauru after a High Court decision, but the Queensland LNP will only support resettling those who have "properly come to our shores".

Victoria's Labor Premier Daniel Andrews kick-started a national conversation with an open letter to Malcolm Turnbull offering to accept the asylum seekers, including infants born in Australia, and the associated resettlement costs.

Since then Annastacia Palaszczuk has extended Queensland as an option, with Jay Weatherill adding South Australia to the list of states joining the 'let them stay' call on Monday.

But Queensland LNP leader Lawrence Springborg said it was important to respect due process.

"If a person is legally entitled to be here then they should be given all humanitarian compassion and support, that is what we are saying," Mr Springborg said.

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"We don't set the rules around the processing of those who claim to be asylum seekers, the federal government does, and if there is any contention then the courts adjudicate those matters.

"What we are saying here is that there should not be argument about these things, there should be due and proper respect for the processes of law and even Bill Shorten is saying that today as well.

"And what we are saying is that should always be complied with and, of course, once people have been properly processed then they should be looked after compassionately and properly in Australia and, in some occasions, that is going to be in the state of Queensland and we support that absolutely."

In October last year Ms Palaszczuk offered to accept 3500 of the 12,000 Syrian refugees Australia agreed to accept in a one-off intake promised by former Prime Minister Tony Abbott.